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I just sent this to several newspapers; have no idea if it will be published, but it felt good writing it!

"I have spent months arguing with myself about Senator McCain's qualifications, virtues and values. Every week, he comes up shorter and shorter. He is obviously way out of touch with the majority of Americans. "The fundamentals of our economy are strong." For who? Not anyone I know. We should continue to pour billions into Iraq to "defeat evil", while Americans lose their homes and can't afford medical care, food and gas at the same time. $4-5 million is his definition of rich? He couldn't even admit that his biggest "moral failure" was the break up of his first marriage, which was entirely due to how he treated his wife after her accident."